Highly Recommended Books
The
Omnivore's Dilemma : A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan What should we
have for dinner? For omnivores like
ourselves, this simple question has always posed a dilemma: When you can eat just about anything
nature (or the supermarket) has to offer, deciding what you should
eat will inevitably stir anxiety, especially when some of the foods on
offer might shorten your life.
Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, Listen
to Michael Pollan on Science Friday (NPR) Listen
to Michael Pollan on Beyond Organic Watch Michael Pollan on
Berkeley webcast
Health
and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life by Russell L. Blaylock He is a board
certified neurosurgeon and clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery at
the Medical University of Mississippi.
He has practiced neurosurgery for the past 25 years and runs a
successful private nutritional practice. Learn how
chemicals and compounds you encounter every day can lead to unexpected
health complications and life-threatening disorders…and how to prevent and
treat illness using alternative methods, including vitamin supplementation
that targets specific illnesses and disorders. The newest research into antioxidants and
flavanoids
Excitotoxins:
The Taste That Kills Excitotoxins are substances added to foods and beverages that
literally stimulate neurons to death, causing brain damage of varying
degrees, can be found in such ingredients as monosodium glutamate (MSG),
aspartame, (Nutrasweetâ), cysteine, hydrolyzed
protein, and aspartic acid. “What if someone were to
tell you that a chemical added to food could cause brain damage in your
children, and that this chemical could effect how your children’s nervous
systems formed during development so that in later years they may have
learning or emotional difficulties?
What if there was scientific evidence that these chemicals could
damage a critical part of the brain known to control hormones so that later
in life your child might have endocrine problems? How you would feel?” “Suppose evidence was
presented to you strongly suggesting that the artificial sweetener in your
diet soft drink may cause brain tumors to develop, and that the number of
brain tumors reported since the widespread introduction of this artificial
sweetener has risen dramatically?
Would that affect your decision to drink these products and
especially to allow your children to drink them? What if you could be shown overwhelming
evidence that one of the main ingredients in this sweetener (aspartate)
could cause the same brain lesions as MSG?
Would that affect your buying decisions? And finally, what if it could be
demonstrated that all of these types of chemicals (called excitotoxins)
could possibly aggravate or even precipitate many of the neurodegenerative
brain diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, ALS, and
Alzheimer’s disease? Would you be
concerned if you knew that these excitotoxin food additives are a
particular risk if you have ever had a stroke, brain injury, brain tumor,
meningitis or viral encephalitis?” “I would think that all of
us would be more than just concerned to learn that well known powerful
brain toxins were being added to our food and drink to boost sales. We would be especially upset to learn
that these additives have no other purpose than to enhance the taste of
food and the sweetness of various diet products.” “You would also be upset
to learn that many of these brain lesions in your children are irreversible
and can follow a single exposure to a sufficient concentration. And I would bet that you would be
incredulous to learn that the food industry disguises many of these
“excitotoxin additives” so that they will not be recognized. In fact, many foods that are labeled “No
MSG” not only contain MSG, but also contain other excitotoxins of equal
potency.”
by Russell L. Blaylock
Natural
Strategies for Cancer Patients If you or a loved
one has been diagnosed with cancer, you need a strategy to fight back. And while your oncologist may prescribe a
course of treatment that includes chemotherapy or radiation, you must
understand that these powerful and sometimes effective weapons often have
unwelcome and even dangerous consequences.
Current international research shows that without a strong
nutritional foundation, a patients odds of surviving the treatments – let
alone beating cancer – are greatly reduced.
Conversely, patients receiving the proper balance of healthy foods,
vitamins and minerals, and selected nutritional supplements show a striking
increase in the effectiveness of their chemotherapy and radiation
treatments.
by Russell L. Blaylock
The UV
Advantage by Michael Holick Often, but not too frequently, new health
paradigms come along that seem counterintuitive to nature. And given enough
time, along with approval of the prevailing economic and political
interests, they become entrenched in society, and then very difficult to
dislodge. So engrained it becomes, that it becomes a part of our regular
vernacular. Take for instance our exposure to sunlight, or our
lack of it. For if you haven’t heard, sun exposure causes skin cancer. Or
unless you haven’t been around in the past decade, you obviously have not
been aware of the epidemic of skin cancer that is affecting our citizens.
There are countless numbers of public service announcements and television
advertisements from sun tan lotion manufacturers warning you of exposure to
these so-called harmful rays of the sun, Ultraviolet A and B to be exact. Well, Dr. Holick is here to tell you that what you
have been hearing is not entirely correct. In fact, He is telling you that
regular moderate exposure to sunlight is not only a requirement for a
healthy life, but also a requisite for living. Being an
The Healing Sun: Sunlight and
Health in the 21st Century by Richard Hobday The human race evolved under the sun, and
for thousands of years lived in harmony with its heat and light. Yet over
the last fifty years we have lost this close contact with the sun and its
healing powers. We have become afraid of it. However the sun is central to our well-being and
health. Did you know that: designing and building sunlit houses can help
prevent disease, make us feel happier and save energy; sunlight can help
prevent and heal many common and often fatal diseases like breast cancer,
heart disease, multiple sclerosis and osteoporosis; before antibiotics,
sunlight was used successfully to speed up the healing of wounds; tanning
moderately throughout the year is better than avoiding the sun altogether;
sudden bursts of strong solar radiation are unnatural and dangerous,
protection needs to be built up slowly; early morning sunlight in cool
temperatures is particularly beneficial to the body Sunlit hospital rooms provide a better environment for
the treatment of clinically depressed people; prolonged exposure to
artificial light puts the body under great stress large numbers of people
may be compromising their health through sunlight deficiency; there is a
substantial body of historical and contemporary evidence that suggests
moderate sunbathing is far more beneficial than we are currently led to
believe The light and heat from the sun are indispensable to
all nature. Humanity is also part of nature and needs sunlight for health
and well being, for vitality and happiness. This book explains how and why we should welcome sunlight back into our lives — safely! It
shows how sunlight was used to prevent and cure diseases in the past, and
how it can heal us and help us in the future.
Omega Rx Zone : The Miracle of
the New High-Dose Fish Oil by Barry Sears Dr. Sears reveals a revolutionary new
technological advance that helps treat chronic disease, improves athletic
performance, and more. Pharmaceutical-grade fish oil has the potential to
make you a more emotionally stable, healthier person by allowing your brain
to work at peak efficiency and controlling the hormonal responses that
ultimately govern your body and mind. Drawing upon his own research as well
as recently published studies, Dr. Sears shares a new understanding of
heart disease, cancer, depression, Alzheimer's, attention deficit disorder,
chronic pain, Type 2 diabetes, infertility, and multiple sclerosis.
